Trump tariffs, economy, focus of Liberals, Conservatives campaigns [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump and his punishing tariffs got top billing in the federal election again Friday, as the third week of campaigning drew toward a close.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney left the campaign trail for the third time to return to Ottawa for a meeting with his cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations following a week of Trump-inflicted global economic turmoil.

While Carney was on Parliament Hill, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned in St. Catharines, Ont., to promote his full plan to “unleash” Canada’s economic potential.

He was unapologetic about his campaign management, after taking another public tirade from Conservative strategist Kory Teneycke, who said on the Curse of Politics podcast Thursday that Poilievre and his team had engaged in “campaign malpractice” for blowing a 25-point lead over the Liberals.

Most current polls show the Liberals ahead of the Conservatives by several points.

Teneycke just ran Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s …